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Hi again guys .
i would like to purchase for my x5 a 16:9 monitor .
i hav now the bmw cd business and i would like to replace it with a 16:9 monitor.
i need to control only radio tuner and cd changer.
here in greece we can use the navigation system only in the big town .i leave in a small town and i can not use it because there are not exist maps.
i need the monitor ,radio tuner and cd changer.
did anybody knows what exactly i need to buy for make it work ,if it is easy to install it and make it work , if you now any place that i can purchase it for good price and what parts i need.

In order to make the navigation screen work you will either need to have the BMW navigation computer (MkIII or MkIV) or a BMW video module installed. WIthout at least one of these components it will not work.

In order to make the navigation screen work you will either need to have the BMW navigation computer (MkIII or MkIV) or a BMW video module installed. WIthout at least one of these components it will not work.

Jeff, I don't believe he wants the whole navigation setup. in Europe they have an option to have the 16:9 screen without navigation. it's basically for tv/dvd purposes.
As to the original question, I don't really know what is involved in the retrofit. I imagine it wouldn't be very simple.

Jeff, I don't believe he wants the whole navigation setup. in Europe they have an option to have the 16:9 screen without navigation. it's basically for tv/dvd purposes.
As to the original question, I don't really know what is involved in the retrofit. I imagine it wouldn't be very simple.

Adam, I understand that. But I believe the Euro versions that don't have the nav computer do have the TV module. The screen needs one of these to function.

Adam, I understand that. But I believe the Euro versions that don't have the nav computer do have the TV module. The screen needs one of these to function.

D'oh! I just re-read your original post. I didn't see that you had already addressed the video module issue.
BTW, don't know if you were able to see my reply to an old post. http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...110#post909110
This format is taking some getting used to.

D'oh! I just re-read your original post. I didn't see that you had already addressed the video module issue.
BTW, don't know if you were able to see my reply to an old post. http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...110#post909110
This format is taking some getting used to.

In order to make the navigation screen work you will either need to have the BMW navigation computer (MkIII or MkIV) or a BMW video module installed. WIthout at least one of these components it will not work.

FYI, 16:9 screens will work with the MKII computer. Just no split screen.

I have got the same idea to upgrade my BMW X5 E53 2006, where only a business CD is installed. Just have bought the 16:9 monitor.

Does anybody have such experience? I have found that the 16:9 has 2 connectors - white and blue, whereas the B-CD has the some white only and also a lot of different wires. It made me confused at first time. After I read this topic, I understood that there also has to be the radio unit and TV (or NAVI) unit to turn the 16:9 on, right?